寿命
じゅみょう
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun
lifespan; life; lifetime- life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
Example sentences
もう寿命なんです。
It's on its last legs.
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Butterflies live for three days.
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Sea turtles have a long lifespan.
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His days as a politician are numbered.
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My car isn't going to last much longer.
More examples (9)
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I felt as if my life had been shortened.
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A long time ago, people had very short lifespans.
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His sands are running out.
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Women usually live 10 years longer than men do.
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High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
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Suicide is a leading cause of death in the country with the longest life expectancy.
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Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.
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Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.
王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.